Fastest Growing Firms Named to “Pittsburgh 100” List

PITTSBURGH - Sept. 25, 2014 - PRLog -- The Pittsburgh Business Times recently bestowed theirannual “Pittsburgh 100” award on the fastest-growing, private companies in Western Pennsylvania. Based on revenue growth from 2011 to 2013, GAI Consultants, Inc. (GAI) ranked at number 79 overall and number 18 in the Environmental/Engineering/Energy category.

Highlights/Key Facts
•  In addition to a 31.52% increase in revenue from 2011–2013, GAI also saw a 46% increase in its employee base.

•  From 2011 to 2013, GAI made seven acquisitions, adding office locations in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and expanding services in Florida.

•  The firm also added services in water resources, nuclear power plant development, mechanical and electrical engineering, real estate counseling, and rail transportation to its substantial portfolio of services.

•  GAI has shifted from a “practice-centered” to a “business-centered” philosophy, which has fostered internal growth and increased profitability.

•  GAI attributes its growth and success to strategic hiring, strong relationships with repeat clients, and expansion into new locations and markets.

•  GAI began in 1958 as General Analytics, Inc., with a 15-person staff in Pittsburgh, PA and has evolved into an 850+ employee-owned, multidiscipline engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firm.

•  Assistant Vice President/Senior Director Harry Trout, CIH, CSP, QEP, CHMM, LEED® AP O+M, BD+C, accepted the award on behalf of GAI at an awards ceremony and networking reception on August 21, 2014, at the Duquesne Club in downtown Pittsburgh.

Quotes
•  Diane Landers, PhD, RPA, CPSM, Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, GAI Consultants: “GAI has been a partner in the development and transformation of the Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania region for over 55 years. Over that time we have seen Pittsburgh grow and change into a world-class destination and we are committed to our continued investment in this region and its industries.”

About GAI Consultants: Transforming ideas into reality® since 1958, GAI is an employee-owned planning, engineering, and environmental consulting firm providing local expertise to worldwide clients in the energy, transportation, development, government, and industrial markets.

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